"Cinderella" -Marcia Brown

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Book Title:

Cinderella

Author:

Charles Perrault

Illustrator:

Marcia Brown

Type of Book:

Picture Book

Age Level:

4-8

My Star Rating:

***

Summary

• Cinderella, the good girl in rags, served her awful stepmother and two stepsisters. She was the servant of the household, never thought of highly until her fairy godmother came to turn her into the magnificent princess she was.

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My Thoughts

• Growing up with Disney movies, I thought I knew this story in its entirety. However, after reading this book, I was introduced to some new components. For instance, Cinderella attended two balls, the second of which she left her glass slipper. Also, in this book, there was nothing said about her having animal friends, the animals used for her carriage ride were animals caught in traps. The main plot of the story was the same, but I was surprised to see the few differences. I loved it none-the-less, I always love a good fairytale!

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How to Use in the Classroom

• Well, this book being a Caldecott winner, suggests that the illustrations are worth studying and admiring. So, perhaps this book would be a good book to bring into an art lesson. Marcia Brown seems to have used watercolor and sketching to create these illustrations. (Both of which are easily incorporated into the classrooms).  She also seems to follow a surrealism style in creating her pieces for this book. "Cinderella" would be perfect in teaching about watercolor, sketching and styles of Marcia Brown’s illustrations.

Resources

• For more about the Marcia Brown click here.